Lotbinière Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W / 46.517°N 71.600°W / 46.517; -71.600
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Lotbinière
Regional county municipality
Location of Lotbinière
Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W / 46.517°N 71.600°W / 46.517; -71.600[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSainte-Croix
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectMaurice Sénécal
Area
[2][3][4]
 • Total1,687.00 km2 (651.35 sq mi)
 • Land1,661.99 km2 (641.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total29,617
 • Density17.8/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 8.0%
 • Dwellings
13,321
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrclotbiniere.org

Lotbinière is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the Canada 2011 Census, the RCM had a population of 29,617. Its seat is in Sainte-Croix.

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Language

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 26,290 98.17%
English only 145 0.54%
Both English and French 60 0.22%
Other languages 285 1.07%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141061". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
  3. ^ a b "Lotbinière Regional County Municipality (Code 2433) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links



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